The recent discovery (2008) of the Première Suite d’orchestre for piano, four hands, is a large-scale, sonorous work which reveals Debussy’s interest in constantly evolving form. Derived in part from his incidental music for the Chansons de Bilitis, an evocation of poetic scenes from an ancient pagan world, Six Épigraphes antiques is a colourful work of considerable creative freedom. The Petite Suite includes such well-loved movements as En bateau and Cortège, while the Marche écossaise is heard on this recording in its rare first version.
"The two pianists…display a high degree of togetherness…this is a fine set of performances and mostly very well recorded indeed. The notes by Gérald Hugon are detailed and well structured—and translated into elegant English by Susannah Howe. We have grown to expect such quality from Naxos, another star to them." --MusicWeb International, May 2013
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